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Parallelodon quadratus (J. Hall, 1883) †
1895843 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1895843)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
Palaeanatina quadrata J. Hall, 1883 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Palaeanatina quadrata J. Hall, 1883 †) Hall, J. (1883-1884). Lamellibranchiata I. Plates and Explanations, containing descriptions and figures of the Monomyaria of the upper Helderberg, Hamilton and Chemung groups. <em>Natural History of New York, Paleontology.</em> 5(1): i-xviii + 1-268, 79 pls. New York Geological Survey, Albany., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54942549
page(s): pl. 79, figs 40-49 [details]
page(s): pl. 79, figs 40-49 [details]
Type locality contained in Pennsylvania
type locality contained in Pennsylvania [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Parallelodon quadratus (J. Hall, 1883) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1895843 on 2026-07-12
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(of Palaeanatina quadrata J. Hall, 1883 †) Hall, J. (1883-1884). Lamellibranchiata I. Plates and Explanations, containing descriptions and figures of the Monomyaria of the upper Helderberg, Hamilton and Chemung groups. <em>Natural History of New York, Paleontology.</em> 5(1): i-xviii + 1-268, 79 pls. New York Geological Survey, Albany., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54942549
page(s): pl. 79, figs 40-49 [details]
basis of record Linsley D.M. (1994). Devonian paleontology of New York. <em>Paleontological Research Institution Special Publication.</em> 21: 1-472. [details]
status source Amler, M.; Friedel, J. (2025). On the early evolution of parallelodontid Arcoidea (Bivalvia). <em>Bulletin of Geosciences.</em> 100(4): 431-444., available online at https://doi.org/10.3140/bull.geosci.1940
page(s): 436; note: affinity to parallelodontids questioned [details] Available for editors
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page(s): pl. 79, figs 40-49 [details]
basis of record Linsley D.M. (1994). Devonian paleontology of New York. <em>Paleontological Research Institution Special Publication.</em> 21: 1-472. [details]
status source Amler, M.; Friedel, J. (2025). On the early evolution of parallelodontid Arcoidea (Bivalvia). <em>Bulletin of Geosciences.</em> 100(4): 431-444., available online at https://doi.org/10.3140/bull.geosci.1940
page(s): 436; note: affinity to parallelodontids questioned [details] Available for editors
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